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Image: Instagram/@msaiaidelasalas Comedy Queen Ai-Ai delas Alas was irked at how some Filipinos tend to improperly throw their receipts on the floor despite the automated teller machine (ATM) area having a trash can. Delas Alas took a video of the area and called out Filipinos on their seeming lack of discipline on Instagram last Sunday, Feb. 2. “Grabe. Mga ate, mga kuya, pwede namang dito ‘di ba?” delas Alas said as she panned the camera toward a cardboard box serving as a trash bin. “Meron namang lalagyanan ng papel. Pwede naman ‘di ba? Sana naman ‘wag tayong ganon.” (This is too much. Sisters and brothers, we can throw it here right? There is a proper place where you can dispose of your paper. We can do it, right? I hope that we stop doing this [littering].) “Matuto naman tayong maging disiplinado (Let us learn how to be disciplined),” she added. Delas Alas’ short video shows the area surrounding the ATM littered with receipts from the machine itself while there is a … [Read more...] about Ai-Ai delas Alas calls out Filipinos for littering at ATM

With chatbots like ChatGPT making a splash , machine learning is playing an increasingly prominent role in our lives. For many of us, it’s been a mixed bag. We rejoice when our Spotify For You playlist finds us a new jam, but groan as we scroll through a slew of targeted ads on our Instagram feeds. Machine learning is also changing many fields that may seem surprising. One example is my discipline, ornithology—the study of birds . It isn’t just solving some of the biggest challenges associated with studying bird migration; more broadly, machine learning is expanding the ways in which people engage with birds. As spring migration picks up, here’s a look at how machine learning is influencing ways to research birds and, ultimately, to protect them. The challenge of conserving migratory birds Most birds in the Western Hemisphere migrate twice a year , flying over entire continents between their breeding and nonbreeding grounds. While these journeys are … [Read more...] about How machine learning is helping scientists forecast bird migration

Companies founded by women received less than 2% of venture capital funding in 2022— a decline from the year before. However, when women-led startups are funded, research has shown that they generate more in cumulative returns, compared to those led by men. A new VC fund aims to take this lesson to women’s sports. On Monday, venture capitalists Kara Nortman and Jasmine Robinson announced the close of a $100 million fund, the Monarch Collective, with a mission to “accelerate equity in global sport.” Nortman is a former partner at the Los Angeles-based venture capital firm Upfront Ventures. Robinson was a partner at Causeway, a fund focused on sports, media, and entertainment. The Monarch Collective, founded in January, will focus on investing in women’s teams and leagues, along with adjacent industries, such as media and gaming. The duo say they are initially considering investments in women’s soccer teams in the U.S., and in women’s teams and leagues in sports such … [Read more...] about The Monarch Collective unveils $100 million fund to bring equity to women’s sports

PHOTO: The TAT has joined up with four online platforms to promote Thailand tourism. (via TAT) Tourism Authority of Thailand has joined forces with Agoda, Alipay, Klook and KKDay in a new joint marketing initiative aimed at increasing tourism in the kingdom. Each of the platforms will launch promotions and campaigns to boost tourism in Thailand and enhance awareness of experience-based tourism activities in major and secondary Thai destinations. Representatives from the four online platforms joined TAT Governor Yuthasak Supasorn and other top-level TAT executives for a press conference to announce the partnership . The TAT governor spoke of the importance of the Internet for modern travel. “TAT recognises the world online platform as an important information source that influences tourists’ decision-making process on airline, hotel, and destination selection, through to sharing their travel experiences during and after the trip. This joint marketing initiative … [Read more...] about Tourism Authority of Thailand partners with Agoda, Alipay, Klook and KKDay

Shares in Deutsche Bank fell sharply Friday, dragging down other major European banks and leading German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to express confidence in the country’s largest lender after fears about the global financial system sent fresh shudders through the market. Deutsche Bank shares were down 8.8% in late-afternoon trading on the German stock exchange after falling as much as 14%. That followed a steep rise in the cost to insure bondholders against the bank defaulting on its debts, known as credit default swaps. Rising costs on insuring debt were also a prelude to Swiss lender Credit Suisse’s government-backed rescue by rival UBS. That hastily arranged takeover Sunday aimed to stem the upheaval in the global financial system after the collapse of two U.S. banks and jitters about Credit Suisse’s long-running troubles led its shares to tank and customers to pull out their money. Asked whether Deutsche Bank could be the next Credit Suisse, Scholz said, … [Read more...] about What’s happening at Deutsche Bank? Stock drops amid fears that banking crisis will get worse

PHOTO: Fishing will be banned in the Andaman Sea for three months. (via Wallpaper Flare) It’s that time of year again when the oceans need a break from humans in order to recover and regrow. Along the Andaman sea, fishing restrictions will be implemented for a three-month period from April 1 to June 30. The restrictions will cover the coastline of four provinces on the Andaman in an effort to allow fish stocks to recover. The Department of Fisheries announced on Sunday that an area of 4,696 square kilometres will be affected, stretching from Laem Yong Star in Trang province to Cape Panwa in Phuket province. The waters off of Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga, and Trang will be restricted to commercial fishing operations. Despite the ban, fishing activities are not completely prohibited. Local villagers with boats less than 10 gross tonnage and engines less than 280 horsepower are allowed to fish still. The Andaman Sea is a major fishing ground for commercial fishing … [Read more...] about Ban on fishing in Andaman Sea begins April 1

Police arrested Mongolian thieves repeatedly preying on and stealing from tourists at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok , Thailand . Yesterday at 3pm, the Director of Suvarnabhumi Airport, Kittipong Kittikachorn, held a joint press conference with Suvarnabhumi Airport Police to announce the arrests of three members of a Mongolian gang operating at Thailand’s largest airport. Under arrest warrants from Samut Prakan Provincial Court, police arrested 37 year old Damdin Jargalsaikhan, 51 year old Batbold Sambuu and 37 year old Batmyagmar Urtnasan – all under suspicion of theft. The arrests were made on Friday at the airport’s passenger terminal. At 4.30pm on March 22, a Japanese victim of the gang – Koji Uetake – reported that he was robbed of 180,000 Japanese Yen that he had just exchanged at the airport’s SuperRich Currency Exchange booth. Related news Policeman proposes to his girlfriend during a traffic jam 3 hours ago Thai man … [Read more...] about Police arrest Mongolian thieves preying on tourists at Suvarnabhumi Airport

The man who walked over “500 miles” and almost “500 more” and “to be the man who wakes up next to” his love, today arrived at his destination . Suthep “Maew” Prompjit walked 1,200 kilometres to prove true love still exists and met his girlfriend for the first time, after talking on social media for nearly six months. They start a new life together on the most romantic day of the year – Valentine’s Day . The 52 year old man announced on TikTok in November last year that he would walk from his house in the central province of Nakhon Nayok to meet his love for the first time in the southern province of Satun. Maew said he met his girlfriend, 56 year old Thanapa “Yu” Khiao-on, on TikTok just over five months ago. Yu challenged him to travel on foot to her house. He accepted the challenge because he wanted to prove to Yu and others that he was serious about their relationship and that true love could be found on social media. Related news Policeman … [Read more...] about Man walks over ‘500 miles’ and ‘500 more’ to marry his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day

Containers are stacked at Busan Port [SONG BONG-GEUN] Korea’s largest trade deficit was with China in the first two months of the year, according to Korea International Trade Association (KITA), transforming the country from an engine of growth to a drag on GDP. The dramatic shift is attributed to U.S.-China tensions and China’s efforts to be self-sufficient in producing electronic components it once imported from Korea. Korea logged a trade deficit of $5.07 billion with China in the first two months of 2023. The trade deficit with Australia, which used to take the top spot due to Korea’s reliance on the resource-rich country, came in at $4.82 billion, followed by Saudi Arabia at $4.67 billion and Japan at $3.53 billion. Korea had generated substantial surpluses with China until recently. Its surplus with China peaked in 2013 at $62.8 billion but declined to $55.6 billion in 2018, though the surplus was the largest among trade partners. The surplus was $29 billion in … [Read more...] about Korea’s trade with China goes from huge surpluses to big deficits

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Topline The World Health Organization has urged African health authorities to be vigilant to the spread of the deadly Marburg virus, following reports of a new outbreak in Tanzania and a slew of new cases in Equatorial Guinea, as experts in multiple countries scramble to contain the highly infectious Ebola-like disease for which there is no approved vaccine or treatment. Key Facts Marburg is a highly infectious viral hemorrhagic fever in the same family as Ebola. The virus is initially transmitted to people from fruit bats and spreads among humans through contact with the bodily fluids of infected people, according to the WHO. Illness begins suddenly and symptoms include high fever, muscle pains, bleeding, severe headaches, diarrhea and vomiting blood. Marburg causes serious illness and can be lethal, with fatality rates from past outbreaks varying from 24% to 88% depending on virus strain and … [Read more...] about What Is Marburg? What You Need To Know About The Killer Ebola-Like Virus Spreading In Parts Of Africa